Supreme Court Will Decide: Sanjay Raut On Poll Body's Sena Decision
NDTV
On Friday, the Election Commission settled the months-long battle for the Sena name and symbol in favour of the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The decision on who gets the Shiv Sena name and symbol will be taken by the Supreme Court, Sanjay Raut, leader of the Uddhav Thackeray faction told NDTV today, on the eve of a crucial Supreme Court hearing on the Sena split.
Mr Raut also stood by his comment that a Rs 2000 crore deal was made to "buy" the Sena name and the party symbol and claimed the whole plan was hatched to capture the Brihanmumbai Corporation, the country's richest civic body, in the coming municipal elections.
On Friday, the Election Commission, in a surprise decision, settled the months-long battle for the Sena name and symbol in favour of the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Mr Thackeray has challenged the decision in the Supreme Court and sought an early hearing. The court, however, asked senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi to "Come tomorrow through proper process".
Mr Raut said the final call is the provenance of the top court.
